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Sigismund III Vasa



Equestrian Portrait of Sigismund III. Tomasz Dolabella's workshop.

Royal Castle in Warsaw. The King began an extensive reconstruction of the castle in 1598.

St. Casimir's Chapel in Vilnius Cathedral founded by the King in 1623 (the architect was Constantino Tencalla).

St. Peter and St. Paul's Church in Kraków, established by Sigismund III in about 1595.

Virgin and Child by Palma il Giovane created in 1618 for the King.[1]

The Church of Our Lady of Grace in Warsaw founded by the King in 1609.

Ujazdów Castle in Warsaw, buit for the King by Giovanni Trevano in 1624.[2]

Coat of Arms of king Sigismund on a cannon he financed.

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Sigismund III Vasa is one of the personages in a famous painting by Jan Matejko, depicting the preaching of Piotr Skarga.

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References

  1. ^ Warszawa w latach 1526-1795 t. II, red. Stefan Kieniewicz, Warszawa, 1984. ISBN 8301033231
  2. ^ Zamek Ujazdowski

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Sigismund III Vasa
Born: June 20 1566 Died: April 30 1632
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Anna and Stefan Batory		 King of Poland
1587-1632		 Succeeded by
Władysław IV
Grand Duke of Lithuania
1587-1632
Preceded by
Johan III		 King of Sweden
1592-1599		 Succeeded by
Karl IX
as Regent of Sweden
v • d • e
Monarchs of Poland
Legendary and semi-legendary
Piast
Fragmentation period
(Supreme Princes)
Přemyslid
Piast
Angevin
Jagiellon
Elected
v • d • e
Monarchs of Lithuania
Early Grand Dukes
Gediminids
Elected
v • d • e
Monarchs of Sweden
House of Munsö
House of Stenkil
Houses of Eric (E)
and Sverker (S)
House of Bjelbo
House of
Mecklenburg
Monarchs (M) and
Regents (R) during
the Kalmar Union
Margaret I of Denmark (M)†‡ & Eric of Pomerania (M)†‡ · Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (R) · Eric of Pomerania (M)†‡ · Charles Canutesson (R) · Eric of Pomerania (M)†‡ · Charles Canutesson (R) · Christopher of Bavaria (M)†‡ · Bengt Jönsson (Oxenstierna) (R) & Nils Jönsson (Oxenstierna) (R) · Charles Canutesson (M)‡ · Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna (R) & Erik Axelsson Tott (R) · Christian I (M)†‡ · Kettil Karlsson (Vasa) (R) · Charles Canutesson (M) · Kettil Karlsson (Vasa) (R) · Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna (R) · Erik Axelsson Tott (R) · Charles Canutesson (M) · Sten Sture the Elder (R) · John II (M)†‡ · Sten Sture the Elder (R) · Svante Nilsson (R) · Eric Trolle (R) · Sten Sture the Younger (R) · Christian II (M)†‡ · Gustav Eriksson (Vasa) (R)
House of Vasa
Gustav I · Eric XIV · John III · Sigismund* · Charles IX · Gustavus Adolphus · Christina
House of
Palatinate-
Zweibrücken
House of
Hesse-Kassel
House of
Holstein-Gottorp
House of Bernadotte
† also Monarch of Denmark · ‡ also Monarch of Norway · * also Monarch of Poland

 




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